vegete

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Canada, US/vɛˈd͡ʒit/

adjective

lively; active; sprightly; vigorous.

OriginLatin vegetus ← Proto-Italic *wogeōder.? ← Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyeti →
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Meanings

adjectivevegete (comparative more vegete, superlative most vegete)

comparative more vegete · superlative most vegete

  1. obsoletelively; active; sprightly; vigorous.

    […] we may by these means, with some little inconvenience, avoid the pain and arrive at a vegete old age.

    1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, J. Roberts, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vegetous

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*weg-o-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*woǵéyeti
  4. Proto-Italic*wogeōder.?
  5. Latinvegeō
  6. Latinvegetus
  7. Englishvegete

Borrowed from Latin vegetus.

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APA

vegete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegete

MLA

“vegete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vegete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegete.

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